The dignity of work and workers is a common value among faith traditions. It is also the focus of a policy handbook titled "Convergences: Decent Work and Social Justice in Religious Traditions", for which the WCC has collaborated with the International Labour Organization.

Rev. Dr Nyambura Njoroge is always reminding herself of the daily lives of people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. Their battle for dignity and enormous resilience keeps inspiring her work coordinating the Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiative for Africa.

On behalf of the WCC member churches, general secretary Tveit expressed deep sorrow over the passing away of Rev. Kang Young-sup, whose efforts for the reunification of the Korean peninsula have been significant throughout his life.

“Churches should not shy away from discussing health issues. The more we remain in denial, the more we end up promoting a culture of silence,” said Dr Sr Elizabeth Vadakekara from India, representing the Medical Mission Sisters in London.

Vadakekara was speaking at a WCC consultation addressing the theme “Safe Spaces - transforming faith communities”, held 16–18 January at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.

Young Christians from around the world are invited to apply to the WCC Stewards Programme for a hands-on learning experience at the WCC Central Committee meeting, 23 August – 7 September 2012, in Crete, Greece. Applicants must be between the age of 18-30 years.

Increased engagement with Buddhism has widened rather than narrowed the range of questions for Christian-Buddhist dialogue, say scholars of the traditions and their interaction.

Canadian member churches of the World Council of Churches (WCC) are represented among the observers participating in a monitoring process of presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan scheduled to be held on 14 January.

In his sermon at the chapel of Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 9 January, the WCC general secretary paid respect to the anti–apartheid movement in South Africa, which was born in a church, one hundred years ago.

As HIV has reached its 30-year mark and a new generation confronts the effects, the latest issue of The Ecumenical Review takes a critical look at the pandemic.

In a recent visit to Pakistan, a WCC delegation met with prime minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, religious leaders, civil society organizations and UN representatives urging protection of religious minorities, especially against the misuse of blasphemy law in the country.